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Joseph Vsetecka

Joseph Vsetecka

Jan 25, 2011

Joseph Vsetecka was born March 21, 1921, in Ash Valley, Kansas to Emil and Amelia (Zaboj) Vsetecka. He passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the age of 89. His heart gave out but not his spirit. On January 8, 1945, Joe was united in marriage to Elsie Oborny in Timken, Kansas....

Bernie D. Beydler

Bernie D. Beydler

Jan 24, 2011

Bernard 'Bernie" Dean Beydler was born July 30, 1936, in Delta, CO, to the late Bernard and Louise (Welsch) Beydler. He passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at the age of 74. On November 23, 1954, he was united in marriage to Twila Bartley in the First Christian Church in Oceanside, CA. In...

Carroll J. Baker

Carroll J. Baker

Jan 24, 2011

Carroll J. Baker was born August 18, 1933, in rural Trego County, KS, to the late Fred S. and Edith (Wolf) Baker. He passed away in Rossville, IN on Monday, January 24, 2011 at the age of 77. He graduated from Quinter High School in 1952. He worked in construction as a millwright for 40 years with Kettlehunt, and also...

Velma Louise Gillespie

Velma Louise Gillespie

Jan 18, 2011

Velma LaVergne Gillespie was born in a two room house on a farm north of Grainfield, KS, to the late George 'Lea' and Lula Belle (Cunningham) Chapman. She passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 in the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care in Quinter at the age of 89. As a young child, Velma attended Liberty Country School, one...

Elizabeth Waldman

Elizabeth Waldman

Jan 15, 2011

Elizabeth Waldman was born June 29, 1922 in rural Trego County, Kansas (Collyer) to the late Andrew and Eva (Romme) Scheck. She passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 88. As a child, she attended grade school in Collyer taught by the Sisters of St. Joseph. She also...

Donald Kerth

Donald Kerth

Jan 13, 2011

Donald Adair 'Curly' Kerth was born September 21, 1935, in Ellis, KS, to the late Jacob and Ruth Marie (Zink) Kerth. He passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 75. As a child, he attended WaKeeney schools and graduated from Trego Community High School with the class of...

Rebecca D. Crosby

Rebecca D. Crosby

Jan 12, 2011

Rebecca Devin (Jackson) Crosby was born April 7, 1944, in Colorado Springs, CO, and raised by her adoptive parents, Alphonse, J. and Doris (Stroud) Freymuth. She passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011, in the Trego County Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 66. She attended schools including two years of college in Colorado Springs, CO. Rebecca was an...

Aaron Dean Koehn

Aaron Dean Koehn

Jan 12, 2011

Aaron Dean Koehn was born May 31, 1980, in WaKeeney, KS, to Darren and Cindy (Billinger) Koehn. He passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 30, following a long battle with cancer. He attended schools in WaKeeney in early years and graduated from Wichita SE High School in...

Mary C. Norton

Mary C. Norton

Jan 8, 2011

Mary Constance Norton was born September 10, 1911, in Emmerman, KS, located in Ellis County. She was the eighth child and first daughter born to the late John and Mary (Linenberger) Windholz. She passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 99. As a young girl, Mary attended school...

G. Wayne Griffin

G. Wayne Griffin

Jan 7, 2011

G. Wayne Griffin was born January 17, 1915, in Sterling, CO to the late Charles and Mae (Thompson) Griffin. He passed away, Friday, January 7, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care at Quinter, KS at the age of 95. He graduated from Sterling High School in 1933. On October 17, 1941, he was united in marriage...

Kenneth E. Loevenstein

Kenneth E. Loevenstein

Jan 4, 2011

Kenneth Eugene Loevenstein was born May 22, 1939, in Quinter, KS to Jake and Barbara (Spies) Loevenstein. He passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center at Quinter at the age of 71. He attended Quinter schools and graduated from Quinter High School with the class of 1958. On January 2, 1960, Kenneth married Elsie Sanders...

Eula Mae Simpson

Eula Mae Simpson

Jan 3, 2011

Eula Mae Simpson was born August 21, 1922, in Welda, KS to the late James and Alma (Hyde) Tinsley. She passed away Monday, January 3, 2011, in the Gove County Medical Center at Quinter, KS at the age of 88. She was a one-room school teacher for a few years before she married William Russell Simpson on February 3, 1945,...

Wilbert Goetz

Wilbert Goetz

Jan 1, 2011

Juluis Wilbert Goetz was born January 6, 1927, in rural Sheridan County, KS, to the late Ray and Clementina (Depperschmidt) Goetz. He passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011, at his home in rural Park at the age of 83. Wilbert was raised on the family farm north of Park with his sisters, Vivian, Eulalia and Donna. He attended a nearby...

Kenneth A. Hearting

Kenneth A. Hearting

Dec 25, 2010

Kenneth Adair Hearting was born December 19, 1920, to the late Lewis and Ida (Wagoner) Hearting on a farm near Brownell, KS. He passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney at the age of 90. He graduated from Brownell High School in 1938. He received a Teaching Certificate from Fort Hays State...

Clifford R Mixer

Clifford R Mixer

Dec 24, 2010

Clifford Ray Mixer was born May 17, 1918, in rural Ellis County, KS, to the late Adelbert and Alice B. (Cruson) Mixer. He passed away Friday, December 24, 2010, in the Renown Medical Center at Reno, NV at the age of 92. Cliff was raised in Ellis and graduated from Ellis High School with the class of 1938. After graduation,...

Viola May Evans

Viola May Evans

Dec 10, 2010

Viola May (Holaday) Evans, 92, Quinter, formerly of the Missouri Flats community southeast of Gove died Friday, December 10, 2010 at the Gove County Medical Center. She was born at Grinnell, KS on January 29, 1918 to Roy and Viana (Eastlack) Holaday, the oldest girl in a family of eight children. She attended the Grinnell schools. She married Wilbur Otis...

Josephine 'Josie' Keller

Josephine 'Josie' Keller

Dec 9, 2010

Josephine 'Josie' Keller was born September 15th, 1917, in Schoenchen, KS, to the late George and Rosa (Depperschmidt) Zimmerman. She passed away Thursday, December 9th, 2010. at the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care in Quinter at the age of 93. On October 10th, 1938, Josie was united in marriage to Jacob 'Jake' Keller in Park. She was a...

Kyler Iain Petersen

Kyler Iain Petersen

Dec 9, 2010

Kyler Iain Petersen was born in Colby, KS, on April 15, 2008, to Michael P. and Nicole (Flax) Petersen. He passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010, in Wathena, KS at the age of 2 as the result of a vehicle accident. As the third youngest child in the family, Kyler was always the center of attention. His greatest joys were...

Sylvia Kinderknecht

Sylvia Kinderknecht

Dec 2, 2010

Sylvia Ann Kinderknecht was born January 29, 1945, in Hays KS, to Alfred and Catherine (Weber) Eberle. She passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010, in the Salina Regional Health Center at the age of 65. She graduated from Ellis High School with the class of 1963. On October 21, 1967, Sylvia was united in marriage to Victor Kinderknecht in St....

Agnes Faulkner

Agnes Faulkner

Nov 25, 2010

Agnes Faulkner was born May 1, 1917, in Hays, KS, to the late Alois and Mary (Leiker) Leiker. She was the youngest in a family of five brothers and two sisters. She passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010, in the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital at WaKeeney at the age of 93. As a child, she attended schools in Hays....

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